Herbert James BARRETT

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Service Number:	1797
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 25 December 1885
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee - Carpenter
Died:	Shell blast, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium VIII. P. 3.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth
9 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
10 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion
8 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 1797, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1797 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08

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